Spooling machine



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May 10, 1927.

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sPooLING MAGH1NE` Filed oct. 18, 192s 5 sheets-sheet 5 Patented May 10, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT oF'FicE.

HERBERT S. BUSEY AND WARREN A. HALLSTROM, OF WORCESTER, IMSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO THE AMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY Ol' `NEW JERSEY, A

CORPORATION OF JERSEY.

SPOOLING MACHINE.

Application md octdber 1s, 1926. serial No. 142,341.

provision of a'. novel form of automatic control mechanism for controllmg the drive or operation of the spools.

Another object is to provide a novel form of speed control for the wire distributing' bar, whereby the machine maybe operated at etlicient speeds for various slzes of wire.v

A further object is to provide a machine that will be sufficiently automatic in operation that a single operator may handle many more spools than with machmes as heretofore constructed.

A still further object is to provide a machine having the novel design, construction and combination of parts hereinafter described in detail and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. l

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a partial front elevation ofl a machine constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view showing the drive mechanism for the distributing and guide bar.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the lever mechanism of the drive shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing 'the novel operating lever arrangement for the clutches controlling the drive pulleys.

Figure 6 is a sectional elevation through one of the pairs of head and tail stocks.

The 'present machine may consist of one or a'plurality of units, each unit being constructed to operate three spools. However, for the purpose of this application only, one unit is shown and described since each unit willbe a duplicate of the other.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 2 designates the end members of the main frame which are rigidly connected together attheir upper ends by angles 3 and at their lower ends by channels 4. l f

The angle members 3 form a. table or support on which are -mounted the spool head and tail stock members 5 and 6. The tail stock members 6 are adjustable toward and away from the head stock members 5 and, therefore, are provided with bases 7 which are secured to the angles 3 and are provided with dovetailed tongues 8 on their upper faces. The body portions of the tail stocks 6 are provided with dovetailed slots 9 adapted to be fitted over the tongues 8 to form an adjustable mounting. The body portions of the tail stock members 6 are divided vertically for a portion of their height, as at 10, and are provided with screws 11 and nuts 12 to provide for locking said tail stock members in adjusted position.

The tail stock members 6 are provided with ahllow cylindrical upper end 14 in which is mounted anti-friction bearings l5 and a sleeve member 16, vwhich sleeve member is adapted to rotate on the bearings 15. A spindle 17 is slidably mounted in the sleeve 16 and is adapted to be normally held in extended position by a coil spring`18.

The head stock members 5 are rigidly secured on theangle .members 3 and have standards 19 terminating at their upper ends in bearing portions 20 in which are mounted anti-friction bearings 21. A spindle 22 is journaled in the anti-friction bearings 21 and carries a pulleyc23. `The pulley '23 is free to rotate relative to the spindle 22, and is adapted to have a friction drivingl connection with the spindle by means of a pair of liber disks 24 arranged one on each side of the pulley, and a pair-of metal disks 25 vided with cone-shaped heads 28 and 29 re -spectiv'ely, so as to provide for their fitting in dierent diametei` holes in the various sizes of'spools Y. The heads 29 on the head slidably keyed on the spindle and adapted Astock spindles 22-are provided with ribs or iins adapted to grip or bite into the spools'y to provide a driving connect-ion.

`Wire reel supporting arms 3l are mounted on and project rearwardly and upwardly from the rear channel4 at u oint between the head and tail stock of eac i of the pairs of head and tail stocks.

A hearing member 32 is pivotally mounted on the upper end of each of the arms 31 for a limited horizontal swinging or tilting movement. The member 32 is provided with a side flange 33 which is recessed as at 34 to receive a stop-pin 35 mounted in the arm 31. 'lhe end faces of the recess 34 form stop-shoulders 36 adapted to engage the p1n and limit the tilting movement of the bearing 32.

Reels 37 have their shafts 38 journaled 1n the bearings 32, and are adapted to support the bundles ol wire X, to be spooled, and to tilt forward it the wire becomes tangled so as to provide an abnormal strain or pull on the wire. 'lhe end of the bundle of wire is adapted to be secured to the reel 37 so that when the supply of wire is exhausted, the

reel will be pulled or tilted forward.

A drive shaft 39 extends longitudinally of the machine and is journaled in suitable hearings 46 on transverse members 41. lhe shaft 39 is provided with a power pulley 42 adapted to receive power from any suitable source (not shown).

A plurality of drive pulleys 43 are mounted for free rotation on the shaft 39, and

are ada ted to be enga ed and disengaged by clutc members 44 s idably mounted on against the tension of the springs 47 toengage the clutches 44 with the pulleys 43 and to he held or locked in engaged position by a stop-lug 48 on a trip lever 49 normally tensioned or held in locking engagement by a spring 50. Flexible cables 51 are connected to the respective trip levers 49 and trained under sheaves 52 and 53 and connected to the side liange 33 of the respective tilting bearing members 32, so that when the reels 37 are tllted the trip levers 49 will be moved down to disengage the stop-lugs 48 from the levers 46 and permit said levers 46 to be automatically moved by the springs 47 to disengage the respective clutches 44. If desired, of course, the trip levers 49 may be tripped by'hand to permit the disengage ment of the clutches.

A plurality of brackets 55 are mounted '9g and extend upwardly and rearwardly from the rear angle member 3 and have their upper ends recessed to form a' bearing for a reciprocating guide and distributing bar 56. The bar 56 is adapted to have wire straightening and guide heads 57 of standard design adjustahly clamped thereon, which heads are adapted to guide the wire onto the spools. i

rllie bar 56 is adapted to be reciprocated by a rocker arm 58 pivoted -at its lower end to a bracket 59 and having a slotted pivoted connection at its upper end to the bar 56. The rocker arm 58 is adapted to be operated to reciprocate the bar 56 by means of a link 59a having one end pivoted in a slot 60 in the arm 58 and its other end pivoted to a sliding bar 60a mounted in bearings 60b on a supporting base 61 secured to the rear angle 2.

rlhe bar 59 has a roller 62 mounted on its rear end adapted to engage the face of a cam 63 on a shaft 64 journaled in bearings 65 on the base 61. 'l`he shaft 64 is provided with a bevel gear 66 which is in mesh with a bevel gear 67 on a shaft 68 journaled in bearings 69 on the base 61. .lhe shaft 68 is also provided with a worm-wheel 70 which is in mesh with a worm 71 on a friction drive disk shaft 7 2 journaled in bearings 73 onthe 'base' 61 and having the friction drive disk 74 thereon.

.d second friction drive disk 75 is mounted on the main drive shaft 39 and a friction drive connection is adapted to be made between the disks 74 Vand 75 by a frictionwheel 76.

The friction disks 74 and 75 are mounted one above the other in overlappin relation so that the friction-wheel 76 may e moved vertically between the disks to obtain a constant speed change, due to the fact that the movement of the Wheel 76 will be toward the center of one disk and toward the periphery of the other.

'lhe wheel 76 is mounted on a stub shaft 77 journaled in the forward end of an arm 78 adjustably mounted for vertical movement on a screw shaft or threaded rod 79 journaled in brackets 80 and 81 Secured to the front angle and channel members 3 and 4, respectively. The rod 79 is provided with a bevel gear 82 on its upper end which is meshed with a bevel gear 83 on a horizontal hand-wheel shaft 84 journaledin bearings 85 on the bracket 80 and rovided with a handwheel 86, so lthat rotation of the hand-.wheel 86 will rotate the screw shaft or threaded rod 79 to adjust the friction-Wheel 76 vertically between the disks 74 and 75 to change the speed of the disk 74 and consequently the speed of rotation of the cam 63 and reciprocation of the bar 56 so as to change or adjust the distribution of the wire on the spools.

From the above description .it will be understood that we have provided a novel c ontrol for the drive mechanism for the spools, whereby 4each spool is automatically controlled so as to be stopped in case of any undue Strain on the wire being spooled Such as due to the wire being tangled on the reels, or due to the wire bein all used from the reel since the end of the undle is secured to the reel. Also we have provided a novel form of drive for the distributing and guide bar 56 whereby the speed of' distribution of the wire onvthe spools may be minutely adjusted to correctly feed or distribute various sizes of wire.

It will be understood that the unit of the machine shown is not to be taken as a limitation as to size since a unit may consist of more or less than three pairs of head and tail stocks and their associated mechanisms, and that several such units may be built into one machine, each unit being provided with a separate bar 56 and drive mechanism therefor.

While we have shown and described one specific embodiment of our invention,.it will be understood that we do not wishto be limited thereto since various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of our invention as defined in the appended claims.

lVe claim:

1. A'spooling machine comprising in combination a main frame, at least one head stock and one tail stock mounted on said frame, a reel adapted to carry a bundle of wire to be spooled, said reel being mounted at the rear of the main frame and being tiltable forwardly toward said main frame and head and tail stocks, means for driving said head stock, means for controlling said driving means to operate and stop operation of Asaid head stock, and means for automatically operating said control means to stop the op'- eration of said head stock when said reel is tilted forward. A

2. A spooling machine comprising in combination a main frame, at least one hea-dv stock and one tail stock mounted on said frame, a reel adapted to carry a bundle of wire to be spooled, said head stock and tail stock being adaptedy to have a spool removably mounted therebetween, means for driving said head stock and spool, a reciprocating guide-bar mounted along the rear of said frame, a guide and straightening head on said bar adapted to straighten and guide the wire as it passes from said reel to said spool,

means for reciprocatin said bar, said means including a frictional rive mechanism comprising a driving diskand a driven 4disk arranged so that their side faces overlap, and a friction gear mounted between said disk with its periphery frictionally engaging the side faces `of said disk, and means for moving said friction gear relative to said disks o change the speed of reciprocation of said ar. i

3. A spooling machine comprising in coinbination a main frame, at least one head stock undone tail stock mounted on said frame, a reel adapted to carry a bundle of wire to be spooled, said head stock and tail stock' being adapted to have a spool removably mounted therebetween, means for driving said head stock and spool, a reciprocating guide-bar mounted along the rear of said frame, a uide and straightening head on said bar a apted to straighten and guide the wire as itpasses from said'reel to said spool, means for reciprocating said bar, -said means including a frictional drive mechanism comprsing a driving disk and a driven disk arranged so that their side facesv overlap, and a friction gear mounted between said disk with its periphery frictionally engaging the side faces of said disk, and a screw adjusting lnechanism operable from the front side ofv said main frame for moving said friction gear relative to said disks to change the speed of reciprocation of said bar.

4. In a wire spooling machine having a main frame, a head stock anda tail stock mounted on said frame, said tail stock having a cylindrical head portion, a sleeve rotatably mounted in said head, a spindle slidably mounted in said sleeve, and a spring mounted in said sleeve and adapted to normally force said spindle outwardly 'into eX- tended position;

5. A spooling machine comprising in combination a main frame, at least one head stock and one tail stock mounted on said frame, a reel ada ted to carry a bundle of wire to be spoole said reel being mounted at the rear of the main frame and being tiltable forwardly toward said main frame and head and tail stocks, a drive shaft journaled in bearings in said main frame, a pulley mounted for free rot-ation on said drive shaft, a pulley on said head stock, a belt connecting said pulleys, a clutch adapted to form a drive connection between said first named pulley and said drive` shaft, and means operable by said reel when said reel is tilted to automatically disengage said clutch.

6. A spooling machine comprising in combination a main frame, a plurality of pairs o f head and tail stocks mounted on said frame, said tail stocks being adjustable to ward and away from said head stocks to permit the mounting of various sizes of spools between said head and tail stocks, a reel mounted to the rear of each of said pairs of stocks and adapted to carry wire to be spooled, said reels being mounted for a forward tilting movement and being adapted to be tilted by the wire being spooled when undue strain is applied due to the wire being tan led or the like, means for driving said hea stocks, and means operable by said reels lUO llU

when said reelsaretilted to render said driving means inoperative.

7. A spooling machine comprising in combination a main frame, a plurality of pairs of head and tail stocks mounted on said frame, said tail stocks being adjustable towardy and away from said head stocks to permit the mounting of various sizes of' spools between said head and tail stocks, a reel mounted to the rear of each of said pairs of stocks and adapted to carry wire to be spooled, said reels being mounted for a forward tiltino movement and being adapted to be tilted by the wire being spooled when undue strain is applied due to the Wire being tangled or the like, a main drive shaft, separated drive connections between each of said head stocks and said drive shaft, each of said drive connections including a clutch, and means operable by Said reels when said reels are tilted, for disengaging said clutches.

S. A spooling machine comprisng in couibination a main frame, a plurality of pairs of head and tail stocks mounted on said frame, said tail stocks being adjustable toward and away from said head stocks to permit the mounting of various sizes of spools between said head and tail stocks, a reel mounted to thev rear of each of said pairs of stocks and adapted to carry wire to be spooled, said reels being mounted for a forward tilting movement and being adapted to be tilted by the wire being spooled when undue strain is applied due to the wire being tangled or the like, a main drive shaft, a plurality of drive pulleys loosely mounted on said shaft, other drive pulleys on said head stocks, and driving means connecting said pulleys, a clutch associated with each of said pulleys on said drive shaft and adapted to form drive connections between said shaft and said pulleys, and means operable by said reels when said reels are tilted, for disengaging said clutches.

9. A spooling machine comprising in combination a main frame, a plurality of pairs of head and tail stocks mounted on said frame, said tail stocks being adjustable toward and away from said head stocks to permit the mounting of various. sizes of spools between said head and tail stocks, a reel mounted to the 'rear of each of said pairs of stocks and adapted to carry wire to be spooled, said reels being mounted for a forward tilting movement and being adapted to be tilted by the .wire being spooled' when undue strain is applied due to the wire being tangled or t-he like, a main drive shaft, a plurality of drive pulleys loosely mounted on said shaft, other drive pulleys on said head stocks, and driving means connecting said pulleys, a clutch associated with each of said pulleys on said drive shaft and adapted toform drive connections between said shaft and said pulleys, manually operated levers for moving said clutches into driving connection with said pulleys, spring means normally tending to `move said levers to disengage said clutches,

means for locking said levers in clutch engaging position, and means operable by said reels when said reels are tilted, for releasing said locking means.

10. A spooling machine comprising 'in combination a main frame, a plurality of pairs of head and tail stocks mounted on said frame, said tail stocks being adjustable toward and away from said head stocks to permit the mounting of various sizes of spools between said head and tail stocks, a reel mounted to the rear of each of said pairs of stocks and adapted to carry wire to be spooled, said reels being mounted for a forward tilting movement and being adapted. to be tilted by the wire being spooled when undue strain is applied due to the wire being tangled or the like, a main drive shaft, a

plurality of drive pulleys loosely mounted on said shaft, other drive pulleys on said head stocks and driving means connecting said pulleys, a clutch associated with each ,of said pulleys on said drive shaft and adapted to form drive connections between said shaft and said pulleys, manually operated levers for moving said clutches into ldriving connection with said pulleys, spring means normally tending to move said levers to disengage said clutches, trip levers adapted to engage and lock said manually operated levers in clutch engaging position, and means operable by said reels when said reels are tilted adapted to trip said trip levers to release said manually operated levers so that said levers will automatically operate to disengage said clutches.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

HERBERT S. BUSEY. WARREN A. HALLSTROM. 

